Thread: I lost some weight!!!

Great list blossum, I can relate to all of them, especially tying shoe laces. Also my mums borderline diabetic because of her weight and I'm rapidly heading in that direction myself if I don't start taking control.

I think there's a difference between determination, motivation and enthusiasm. I feel the first for the reasons on your list, get the second from this site, but cannot feel enthusiastic yet.

Rose's enthusiasm shines through - how do we get there?

Keep going blossum, you're the lightest you've been in 2 years, what's your next mini-goal? X

The enthusiasm comes from knowing that this time it is really working..and those pesky pounds and stones are melting away
It has taken me many years to feel the enthusiasm that I seem to have found, or maybe it found me this time?????

Both of you will slip into enthusiastic mode without even realising it..the more pounds you lose..the more the enthusiasm shines through!

Good luck this week Blossum and Smills! Have a good one

Originally Posted by RainbowRose

hi Hun
I can relate to all of those reasons on your list. when i started i posted all my reasons on page one of my diary, and it felt so good finally admitting them to myself

I keep motivated mainly by being on this forum!!!! and accepting that i no longer want to be so unhealthy and look so frumpy and unattractive..life is just too short to be as sad and miserable as I was 6 months ago!!!!
More motivation for me.....i had no quality of life, no social life, no proper family life etc etc ALL due to my excess and unhealthy weight!

I can vividly remember the photos of me taken last october in disneyland, not posed photos, just one or two i got caught in!!!! I looked so bad, huge and unhappy...we go again in 6+ weeks, i'm still big, but not as big...and never want to look like i did in the previous pics EVER AGAIN!

So that's what keeps me going hun, just set a mini goal or think what reason from your list REALLY annoys or upsets you the most, and keep it in your mind in times of struggle!

have a great sunday!

Thankyou Rose

Funny how facing something head on feels so much better than trying to hide from it I like what you have to say about motivation, it seems like you have really bitten the bullet and are determined, tand that's insoiring to me

I am going to have a good think about what I shall hold onto as the worst thing about being overweight and use that in the difficult times
Thanks again, and I hope that you have a fabulous time when you go on holiday this time, that you have lots of fun and say goodbye to the old you
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Originally Posted by Barb

Well done Blossum on writing such an excellent list. Like Rose I can sure identify with everything you are saying.

Thing is you will never need to feel that way again as you are doing so well with your plan. Inspiring stuff, excellent.

Thanks Barb

Very nice of you to say that I am doing well, am having a slightly more difficult day today as am very tired, but am eating right so hopefully will feel back to normal again soon Am thinking of asking bf to go for a walk with me so that I still get some excercise in today

Thanks, and hope you have a great week
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Originally Posted by smills

Great list blossum, I can relate to all of them, especially tying shoe laces. Also my mums borderline diabetic because of her weight and I'm rapidly heading in that direction myself if I don't start taking control.

I think there's a difference between determination, motivation and enthusiasm. I feel the first for the reasons on your list, get the second from this site, but cannot feel enthusiastic yet.

Rose's enthusiasm shines through - how do we get there?

Keep going blossum, you're the lightest you've been in 2 years, what's your next mini-goal? X

Thanks Smills

Diabetes is probably one of the things that really got me to thinking that I must try to do this now - so maybe that can be the thing that i remind myself of when I'm struggling - not sure, in a way am tempted to pick a positive thing to think of in difficult times rather than a fear inducing thing.. will have to think it through

Am sorry that you are not feeling enthusiasm yet, and yes it does shine through in Rose, think it would be lovely to get to where she is!

I have managed to feel enthusiastic about this some of the time, not all of it yet, but shall work on it

Thanks again and hope you have a great week
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Hey Blossums,

Hope you're having a wonderful day x

Thanks Kate, hope you are too

Has been a mildly difficult few days - at first I thought I had put on 3lbs waaah? Then realised it is TOTM so, panic over, but it did dent my confidence a wee bit. Am proud to say that I have stuck to diet and excercise even though I felt a wobble in enthusiasm on Monday

Now just got to wait for end of TOTM and hope that those pesky pounds will come back off
cheers all

*Rant on*

TOTM = waste of several days per month! Seriously!! Who evolved the first period?! 30 day month - 2 days wasted due to being an emotional she beast, stomping around breathing fire for a day then spending a day extinguishing all fires with crocodile tears! 1-2 days wasted due to cramps and feeling generally RUBBISH. up to 5 days wasted when aunt flo comes to visit. That's 9 days of rubbishness and in those nine days of rubbishness due to water retention and being so hungry you could chew off your own foot, weight loss slows right down and disappoints and makes us feel even worse!

*rant off*



WOW i am opinionated this morning! WELL DONE for sticking to it mrs! i am 100% sure that it will show up on your next WI!

What day is your WI btw?

Kate x

So very true kate

those pounds will come off at next weigh in Blossum..believe me

LOL thanks both Well the 3lbs appeared on Monday, each day since one of them came off and today the last one came off along with another 2lbs woo!

Last week when I lost 1lb, I became the lightest I've been for a couple of years, and I half thought that gaining this 3lbs was proof that I wouldn't be able to deviate from the pattern I have been in for the last 2 years (going up and down from 17st 8 to 18st 8 - Untill I realised was TOTM anyway

Still I really did start to doubt that I would be able to lose anymore. I even had a mini comfort eating session on Monday night - (still within calorie allowance but it felt out of control)

Anyway am so glad I didn't give up and so now am 17st 5!
Very pleased
Thanks all
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Whoop Whoop!! 2more Lbs and you will have lost a STONE!!

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Great news Blossums, go girl!!

Wow!... well done Blossums, you are firmly on the road to success now have a great weekend

I've had no internet since Friday and have sorely missed it! Is really good to be able to come back and read here too

I've still been sticking to my diet and have had a fairly good few days, I lost 2 lbs this morning making my total weight loss a stone now, really pleased about that I can feel the difference around my waist, there are two small hollows developing in my face and I have definately lost some back fat - which does feel good

Over the weekend i went out and danced for 4 hours which is obviously fantastic for weight loss - but I couldn't even walk yesterday and felt bad that I hadn't excercised, actually got a bit low about that, and I still haven't excercised today either - I don't want to let myself give myself excuses too often and let these new habits slip (though obviously not being able to walk is fair enough)

So... I guess I should just bite the bullet again and do something this evening - maybe a walk would be good - gentle enough not to seem daunting and it might help stretch out some of the aches and pains

Or maybe I need to remind myself why it is worth it to do this..

Had a wonder around the shops the other day, sort of half thinking to try on some clothes etc, but think I did this too soon as i actually left feeling a little deflated that losing the weight I have lost doesn't yet make much difference to my clothes options in the shops hmm

Thanks all

Hope you all have a good week
All the best
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I managed to make myself do 10 minutes on the rowing machine

But I am having such a difficult time, I just keep thinking about all these different foods I would like to eat!

I so hope I can go back to feeling good about this diet or else figure out my way through this particular problem!

Am not sure whether to allow myself to have some of these foods / have a day off / just try and plough through and hope I get over thinking about this type of food or what

Just now I keep thinking of cooking some fish in batter - and it is midnight!!!

Stay strong Blossum - we all have times when we're down in the dumps on a diet, you've done so well.

I don't know if you're like me but it sounds like you are used to rewarding yourself with food (as I am), but we need to think of some new ways of spoiling ourselves that doesn't undo the great work we've started on our weight-loss journeys.

Treat yourself to something that's not food or diet-related like a pampering session, or go out and buy some new perfume or a scented candle or some luxury bubbles for the bath, or a bunch of flowers or a trip to the cinema or a new plant for the garden. Something that makes you happy.

Good luck xx

Thanks Smills

I am used to rewarding myself with food yes, That is a huge thing for me and I had decided to reward myself for getting to the 1 stone mark by buying some silver hoop earrings

I'm also someoine who sabotages any kind of success with diet or excercise - which is probably why I never got below 17st 8 for the past few years - It would be great for me to figure out what that is about / find a new way through that

I managed not to eat battered fish at midnight yesterday, I had 2 slices ham and 2 petit filous instead, which is not as bad as it could have been and I felt a bit more motivated again today which is a relief

Thanks luv, it's great to have people understand all of this
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